This week, Mark, Kaushik, Rahul and Ryan address the talking points surrounding Real Madrid’s disappointing performance against Cordoba, including Ronaldo’s poor performance and behaviour and a questionable defensive display. We also look ahead to a tricky series of games and discuss how best to cope in Ronaldo’s absence.

The guys also look into the Merengue Bites crystal ball and ponder what exciting new signings Martin Odegaard and Lucas Silva could bring to the team in coming years, and what their signing means for Asier ‘Batman’ Illarramendi.

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Kaushik returns to the podcast after his vacation, and has Mark explain to him just what he has missed in the last few weeks. The panel then discusses the Getafe victory – touching topics like Toni Kroos’ fatigue, Gareth Bale’s form, etc and also answers some great listener questions about Modric’s return, Castilla, 3-5-2 formations and more. Oh yes, we have the IsraQM segment as well, this time about cult leaders. We’ve been gone a week, but we’re back, loaded. #HalaMadrid

Mark, Rahul and Ryan discuss a less-than-happy start to 2015 for Real Madrid, as Los Merengues end their winning streak just three victories short of a Guinness World Record. The guys discuss Gareth Bale’s underwhelming performance and the team’s general rustiness and plead for perspective and calm among Real Madrid fans rattled by the defeat. Don’t forget to subscribe to Merengue Bites on iTunes! You can also listen to this week’s episode via the Soundcloud player below. Hala Madrid!!

On a very special edition of Merengue Bites, the crew is joined by a very special guest – Phil Kitromiledes of Real Madrid Television of The Spanish Football Podcast Fame in part one where he answers a few of our questions. In part two, the panel takes a look back at an excellent half-season so far and discusses who their half season MVP is. The crew also answers listener questions ranging from – Which former RM player would you like in the team? to Which Real Madrid player would make the best James Bond villain. You couldn’t have asked for a more loaded podcast to end the excellent 2014. #HalaMadrid